University of Florida Board of Trustees defended its search process in a letter to U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and U.S. Reps. Greg ...

This story has been updated with clarifications on Ono’s 2024 contract. ANN ARBOR, MI — Santa Ono should probably look elsewhere if he wants to come back to the University of Michigan.

Just one week after Dr. Santa Ono was unanimously selected by UF’s Board of Trustees to become the president-elect, the Florida Board of Governors rejected the selection in a 6-10 vote on ...

On May 27, the University of Florida Board of Trustees voted to unanimously select Santa J. Ono, Ph.D., as the next UF president. The trustees spent 2 ½ hours asking Ono tough, pointed questions ...

Santa Ono, former president of Michigan State's bitter rival, Michigan, had departed Ann Arbor for the same position at Florida. He has been denied. Aidan Champion | Jun 3, 2025 ...

Santa Ono answers a question during a meeting of the Florida Board of Governors in Orlando, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, as Mori Hosseini, right, chairman of the UF Board of Trustees, listens.

In January, the school announced a $490 million settlement with Anderson’s accusers. Santa Ono is introduced as the new president of the University of Michigan. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - Since becoming UM’s 15th president on Oct. 14, Santa Ono has made Ann Arbor his home. That’s meant selfies with Olympian Michael Phelps, throwing shirts to students during the ...

On its face, Ono's departure is a simple case of him wanting to return to Vancouver, where he was born in 1962. He's been UC president for four years, just one year less than the average tenure of ...

As students enjoyed themselves on the sunny Diag this past Thursday, the campus reaction to University of Michigan President Santa Ono’s first month in office was similarly warm and positive. The ...

Ono said he was impressed with the university's "DEI 1.0" efforts and that he looked forward to launching "DEI 2.0," a renewed commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across UM campuses.